Video: David Gregory, “dancing man”

posted at 11:32 am on April 3, 2007 by Ian

President Bush zinged David Gregory as “dancing man” during today’s presser. At last week’s Radio and Television Correspondents’ Dinner, the wooden, stilted, barely moving “dancing man” got called up on stage to join MC Rove’s entourage. Gregory is the flailing scarecrow in the background. However, this isn’t the first time Gregory has thrown out his dancing skillz. In 2005, he “danced” to the tune of Feliz Navidad on the “Today” show.

A run on Dancing with the Stars can’t be far off now.

Transcript:

BUSH: For those of you not aware, Gregory put on a show the other–

GREGORY: Everybody’s aware, Mr. President, thank you–

BUSH: Well maybe the listeners aren’t–

GREGORY: Yeah, that’s alright.

BUSH: That was a beautiful performance, seriously.

GREGORY: Thank you very much Mr. President. Mr. President, you say the Democrats are undercutting the troops…

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Hey honora…my husbands (1-ex 1-deceased) would laugh at your statement…both could dance up a storm and they were…wait for it honora….WHITE!! But, of course you don’t really care about the truth…tinfoil hatted leftist loon lies are so much better, huh?

Hey honora…my husbands (1-ex 1-deceased) would laugh at your statement…both could dance up a storm and they were…wait for it honora….WHITE!! But, of course you don’t really care about the truth…tinfoil hatted leftist loon lies are so much better, huh?
sharinlite on April 3, 2007 at 11:53 AM

Know what’s better than knowing how to dance? Having a modicum of humor. Try it.

Yes, yes, honora.
It’s always funny to demean a racial group based on some assumed characteristic. How humorless of us not to see how that’s funny.
Of course, if one were to argue that black men can’t play QB in the NFL that would be similarly funny. (Or PG in the NBA.)

Yes, yes, honora.
It’s always funny to demean a racial group based on some assumed characteristic. How humorless of us not to see how that’s funny.
Of course, if one were to argue that black men can’t play QB in the NFL that would be similarly funny. (Or PG in the NBA.)

It. Is. To. Laugh.

birkel on April 3, 2007 at 12:06 PM

Oh for the love of God, where is it you folks go to have your sense of fun and humor removed?? God, what a grim world view.

Lighten up, Honora was using a stereotype, one that happens to be mostly true. We do it all the time in talking about illegals, Europeans, Muslims, etc. If we can’t even laugh at ourselves then we need to shut up and just sulk all day.

BUSH: (INTERRUPTING GREGORY) Hey, y’all remember that song back in the 70s. About a dancing queen? Those girls sang it. (LOOKING OFF TO HIS RIGHT) Who sang it? Y’all remember? Abba? Yeah. . .

GREGORY: Mr. President, if I could continue–

BUSH: That could be your theme song, David. ‘Cept we’d change “queen” to “man” or something. So you’d be the “Dancin’ Man.” They could re-do that song for you, David. Wouldn’t that be great? Or they could keep “queen” in the title. But that wouldn’t be for you, would it, David? Unless you’re keeping something from us (BUSH WINKS. CHUCKLES COME FROM THE CROWD).

GREGORY: Mr. President, why do you say the Democrats undercut–

BUSH: (LOOKING OFF TO HIS RIGHT AGAIN) What’s that? Oh, yeah. The Jacksons. “Dancin’ Machine.” That’s another one for you, David. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you David Gregory: the Dancin’ Machine of the White House Press Corps.

(APPLAUSE ALL AROUND. GREGORY FUMES, RED-FACED. THE PRESIDENT JUST GRINS)

BUSH: Hey, Dave, we’ll all clap our hands and you can bust a move for us.

I agree, I read honora’s initial post as ‘joking’ and have heard that all my life…white men can’t dance. I’ll give her the benefit of the doubt on this one. It’s her past ‘history’ hereabouts that tend, imo, to make people take everything she writes with a huge chip. You reap what you sow.

Coming from a White man with Colombian blood (great rhythm, no grace. I look like the monster from Young Frankenstein on the dance floor) I can’t help but largely agree with honora on this one. However, a caveat applies: those White men who CAN dance, well, they are pretty freakin’ outstanding! Unfortunately, I have ween the ballet performances that prove it (I blame my wife for that)…

Remember when Tony Snow said David Gregory was partisan and FOX News and every right-wing blog ran with it? And then Snow apologized and said he was wrong? And then nobody talked about the issue anymore? Ah, good times.

The problem with honera is that she has become a jeckle and hyde personality. She acts like a jerk a lot of the time and then without apologizing for her rudeness, she shows up and tries to make a joke.

Until she can be a consistantly respectful person, I don’t blame anyone for going off on her.